COAXED Definition & Meaning

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coaxed

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adjective

influenced or persuaded to do something by gentle urging, smooth talk, flattery, etc.:
A coaxed cat will make itself comfortable in your lap for a while, but a forced one will flat out refuse.
obtained by gentle urging, sweet talk, flattery, etc.:
The hotel owner eventually offered us a coaxed apology after much back and forth about the lack of cleanliness.

verb

the simple past tense and past participle of coax ¹.

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Other �y��vlog Forms

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of coaxed¹

First recorded in 1825–35; coax ¹( def ) + -ed ²( def ) for the adjective senses; coax ¹( def ) + -ed ¹( def ) for the verb sense

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Surely as the problems its families and couples think they’ve left behind catch up to them, others that have been long-gestating are coaxed into view by the warm atmosphere and relaxed inhibitions.

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That's why Democrats lamely asking people to turn down the temperature won't work, though it can, unfortunately, give cover to fascist leaders by falsely seeding hope they could be coaxed to see reason.

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Tom Solimi from the Ocean View Secondary School, who has international ambitions and wants to be a South African Springbok, was one of several who tried their luck coaxed on by teammates.

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Bal remembered embarking on a sartorial adventure at the age of 11 when he coaxed his father into a tailor's shop in Delhi to craft his own cowboy pants adorned with tassels.

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And before the meal was done, they’d coaxed him into going over that night’s game plan.

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